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ATLANTA, GA., APRIL 15, 1946 
 
APR 26 J.E46 
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Kingfish Run 
 
South Awarded s632,095 
 
20' Days Early 
 
For Wildlife Restoration 
 
At St. Marks 
 
Fifteen Southern states have been apportioned over $632,095 in Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to infonnation received 
last week from AI Day, director of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
 
ST. MARKS, Fla.-The "kingfish today" sign was hung up here 
 
The budget for the United States government that has been submitted to the Congress includes $3,- 
 
approximately 20 days earlier than 
 
000,000 for aid in game restora- 
 
usual this season. Early catches 
 
have revealed that this favorite 
 
of many salt water anglers not 
 
only is running ahead of schedule, 
 
but also much larger. 
Big specimens were taken by early April anglers. As a conse- 
 
Committee Meeting? 
YeP.,  fish end wildlife committee. It's impoitent. . . 
 
quence, the old salts are predicting 
 
Boat Hunters their first post-war season will 
overshadow all past performances before the season ends sometime 
 
in July. 
 
tion in 47 states. Final action on the appropriation has not been executed by the lawmakez:s. FOURTH OF SURPLUS 
Observers, however, believe that they will approve the expenditure, which is only a fourth of the surplus that has accumulated in the treasury from excise taxes on arms and ammunition bought by hunters in this country. 
Texas, the largest state, will receive the largest apportionment. 
 
Take Turkey With boats enjoying their first 
unrestricted outside trips in several years, the early runs of king 
 
The Fish and Wildlife Service has tagged $144,447.51 for the Lone Star State. Oklahoma is second, 
 
mackerel are keeping operators 
 
with $51,578, and North Carolina 
 
In Alabama busy. Parties planning to fish from 
this "kingfish capital of the Gulf" are advised to make reservations 
 
is third, with $42,964. Other Southern ' states and 
amounts of assistance they may 
 
ahead of arrival. 
 
expect to receive are as follows: 
 
Greenville News 
 
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Hunters who rec~ntly have been capitaliz- 
 
Alabama, $41,122; Arkansas, $33,919; Florida, $37,681; Georgia, 
 
ing on high waters in Southwest $35,950; Kentucky, $29,998; Mary- 
 
Alabama to shoot wild turkeys land, $18,560; Mississippi, $37,398; 
 
from boats are violating the game South Carolina, $24,820; Tennes- 
 
laws, according to Graham Hixon, see, $40,774; Virginia, $43,571, and 
 
Opens Contest chief of the Game, Fish and Seafood Division of the Alabama Con- 
 
West Virginia, $40,719. SUBJECT TO CHANGES 
 
For Anglers. ..; 
GREENVILLE, S. C.- Fishing in the Carolinas is a major sport and the Greenville News is expecting a record entry in its annual contest which runs April 15-No- 
vember 1. 
The News contest, first of its kind to be inaugurated in the South. has been indorsed by the 
 
servation Department. Hixon warned that violators 
would be prosecuted if apprehended, and he urged wardens to make extra efforts to sto'p the practice. 
Regulation 10 of the 1945-46 laws makes it illegal to capture, kill or attempt "" take wild lbirds or animals from a motor boat, power boat, sail boat or from any floating device drawn or propelled by such boats. 
 
States were advised by Day that these amounts were subject to change. They were made on hunting license sales for the 1944 fiscal year. The actual amounts will be based on 1945 sales, which in most instances showed an increase. 
 St;lftes therefore'are virtually assured that the foregoing figures will run slightly under what they finally will be awarded. 
 
!NVENTOR AND HIS. REEL-Walter Heymens, young Georgie sportsmen, 
has. onvented and placed on the market e hand reel for salt and fresh water fishong. Here he shows his reel, rigged for action end going after a fish . in en inland lake. (See "Inside Outdoors" on page 3.) 
 
F l y Fishing f o r S h a d U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as The Alabama law makes it man- 
having a beneficial influence on datory thAt a hnnter have wfitconservation of game fish. It was ten permission of the owner of 
 
Going Hunting 
 
P o p u l a r i n B a y A r e a conceived by Publisher Charlie land on which he hunts. This law 
Peace, whose News-Piedmont Com- also is being violated by the turpany will award handsome tro- key hunters, according to com- 
 
phies. 
 
plaints of sportsmen reporting to 
 
O'Neal-Williams, Green vi II e Hixon. 
 
RICHMOND, Va. - Fishermen last week, with odds favoring bet- 
 
sporting goods store, is headquarters for the contest, and catches 
 
BREAM 
 
HITTING 
 
must be taken there to become eli- AT LAKE DECATUR 
 
farther South have something ter luck next week. 
 
awaiting them w~en they start Joe Brooks and Charlie Gillette, 
 
taking shad on a flyrod. 
 
of Baltimore, fished 20 miles  be- 
 
gible. Leon Williams is chairman LAKE DECATUR, Ga.-Fisher- Many Maryland and Virginia low Richmond and averaged 30 a 
 
of judges. All fish must be taken legally and with rod and reel or pole and line. 
 
men  are having unusually good luck in holes near the Lake Decatur power plant. 
 
anglers in the Chesapeake Bay area are making regular pilgrim- 
 
day for two days. Some weighed up to five pounds, but Brooks and Gillette returned all except two- 
 
There are five divisions, small- Shellcrackers and bluegills are ages to the rivers d':'ring early they're members of the Brother- 
 
and largemouth bass, and brook, striking readily and several limit runs every spring. 
 
hood of the Junglecock-to the 
 
Next Season? 
Maybe you hadn't thought about it. But when the leaves turn and the chill of autumn air puts an extra zip in your step you'll take a longer look et those pointers end setters that have waited nine months in the kennel. 
Where will you go this time7 Good places to hunt .r getting scarcer each year. Quail are not increasing. Guns ere getting more numerous. Heve you thought about Fermer John or Landowner Joe since you shot their 
 
rainbow and brown trout, in which strings of large specimens have Early catches on the Susque- water. Numerous other fishermen 
 
winners will be determined. En- been taken in recent weeks. 
 
hanna River this season have been were also hanging the shad. 
 
tries must be taken irom lakes or Boats and cabins are available hickories. But on Virginia's Chick- White bucktails and small spoons 
 
streams in the two Carolinas. 
 
for visiting fishermen. 
 
ahominy, white shad were striking were the most successful lures. 
 
woods end fields lest season 7 Have you written him end reminded him of your epprecietion for the sport he furnished you 7 Or sent him any s..d for planting food end cover? Nol 
 
Clean-Up Demanded in Florida . Ducks Unlimited Picks New Orleans 
 
NEW ORLEANS, La.-Ducks 
 
GAIXES\'ILLE, Fla.-lt's Spring meeting here April 13. 
 
sh1pped by trucks to Georg1a and Unlimited will hold its 1947 con- 
 
and past time to "clean house" in President Ash Wing, Orlando other nearby states to be sold on vention here. 
 
the Game and Fresh Water Fish Morning Sentinel writer, proposed the open market. 
 
The board of directors, meeting 
 
Commission, according to the Florida State Sports Writers Association. 
 
the resolution and told hia colleagues that there is less game and fish in Florida than ever be- 
 
"Our game wardens are not wholly to blame. They are under- 
 
last week in Milwaukee, named New Orleans and adopted the largest budget ever set up by the 
 
The sports writers adopted a fore and that the Commission has paid, untrained and there are only group when it voted to spend $275,- 
 
resolution calling on Governor failed in conservation operations. half the number there should be. 000 to restore duck breeding 
 
Caldwell to "set up a model wild- "Illegal seining of  our lakes, Florida has 30,000 lakes and only grounds in Canada. 
 
life conservation and law enforce- Wing said, "has become a huge a handful of game wardena to DU joined with Saskatchewan 
 
ment program comparable to that business. Bass are netted in doz- combat illegal seining and other in a project to develop a million- 
 
in other states" at their Spring ens of Central Florida lakes and law violations," Wing claimed. acre breeding area. 
 
Most of us forget- until the season opens egein. 
 One sure but smell way of reminding your fermer friend 'hat you know he's the men who grows the gem end provides your sport is e gift subscription to SOUTHERN OUTDOORS. Don't weit until opening dey end brandish  gun before saying "Howdy Mr. Fermer, here I em egeinl" Oo it twice e month with SOUTHERN OUTDOORS. Send us the names end ed dreues of your lendowner friends end we'II send them 24 issues. $1.50  y..r, or $1 ..ch for five or _,. -subscriptions. 
 
 Maryland Studies N 11 -Pound Smallmouth Landed in Satilla 
 
~ FOLKSTON, Ga.-A near record 
 
Predator Bounties ~ smallmouth bass was caught in the 
,.... Satilla River near Burnt Fork last 1-:- week by R. W. Guinn. The 11- 
 
::l,... 
 
11n1d 'II f!l{ .zapunod 
 
Guinn said that the fish gave qcEAN CITY, Md.-Ducks a;nd duck food, predators and 
 
cz:: him a long battle and made sev- their food and what to do about it, will highlight the first 
 
~ _e_ra_l_J_u_m_p_s_ cl_e_a_r _o_f_ th_e_s_ur_f_a_ce_._.:_:p:__ea_c_e_t_im_e_m_e_e_ti_n_:g::_o::_:f::_t:_h_e::___:Le=-ague of Maryland Sportsmen 
 
here June 14-15-16, according to 
 
Executive Secretary Wallace Ta- 
 
ber, of Baltimore. 
 
In addition to open forums on 
 
serious conservation subjects many 
 
special events have been p'lanned 
 
and the combination program is 
 
expected to attract a record-break- 
 
i:lg gathering to the George Wash- 
 
ington Hotel. 
 
The executive board will meet 
 
on opening day and trapshooting, 
 
fishing and boating will follow on 
 
the second day. One of the na- 
 
tion's authorities will lead a forum 
 
on ducks and duck foods along the 
 
Chesapeake Bay. 
 
A growing interest in predator 
 
THE FOX FACES A FIGHT WITH MARYLAND SPORTSMEN 
 
problems assures lively discus- 
 
Hl:a~lE~re~~~~ll:l:e~:!~ Spen- Oklahoma Club ~~~Tb~nn~~ s:!c~~;;~!o:~;::: 
 
Offers Prlzes Ni~gara ~alls. cer and Pikeville, Tenn., is 100 feet 
 
higher than 
 
I 
 
T0 Al.d Game Tratin '-.our Dogs with this AMAZINGWH"ISSITLLEENT" DOG 
 
I~a~n=d~ f~is~hp~d~iir;esc:tor~:w~h~o~se~ns~tastere~hJa:s and moderator. Many Maryland sportsmen favor the inauguration of the bounty 
gpalamne wpitohputlia-teionhso,pe wohfoseresrtoedriuncg- 
 
tions they blame on depradations 
 
POTEAU, Okla.-Hoping to in- of predatory animals; 
 
Your I>QC; hems it Your NEIGHBORS don ' t. Hig-h frequ e ncy ))itch :-:;cie ntifical 1 ly s uitt!d to you1 doJ.r':-; h earing will lwir:J.! him in e ve n if three blocks nw a y. IdeHI for ta ining-, hunting or calling Pt>t :-o without di s turbin-g your neighbors. Pre-war Price Only $1.00 Postpaid 
M.G. TOnEN 
S. 0. Young's Road Dedham, Mass. 
 
85 For Bagging crease interest in game and fish 
conservation, the Poteau Sports- 
 
Li"-e Raeeoons men's Club is offering prizes and 
cash totaling $550 to hunters and 
 
fishermen of LeFlore county. 
 
CHARLESTON, W. Va. 
 
The contest will run through The old order has been re- 
 
September, according to Secretary- versed by the Monongahela 
 
Treasurer T. R. Watson. 
 
Valley 'Coon Hunters Asso- 
 
Prizes will be awarded for the ciation, which is offering $5 
 
largest: 
 
each for raccoons. 
 
Bobcat, number of turtle heads, 
 
The club pays members $5 
 
gar fish, catfish, single turtle, dead for  .each ringtail they catch 
 
rattlesnake, Jive rattlesnake, num- alive, keep until the season 
 
ber of hawk feet, channel cat, bass ends, then return to the wild. 
 
with pole and line, bass on cast- 
 
Hunters from the counties 
 
ing rod, bass on fly rod, bass of Marion, Monongahela, Har- 
 
There is this about outboard motoryou don't have to guess which one will suit you best. For more than 20 years we've said, "Get into a boat and see for yourself." This, together with the testimony of thousands of owners, is the best way we ~now to impress you with the QUALITY of Johnson Sea-Horses. 
Th e1e i:; No Substitute for E xperience 
Stancil Motor Co. 
Gainesville, Ga. 
 
caught by any method, and buffalo fish, number .of crow feet. 
 
rison, Wetzel, Preston and Barbour are members of the association, and Walter Thorne 
 
Brown and Kimsey 
 
of Morgantown, is president. 
 
Busy With Bass LAKE BURTON, Ga.-Joe E. 8-Year-Old Bags 
 
Brown, of Clarkesville, used Heddon's River Runt to take 
 
a a 
 
10-Pound Turkey 
 
4 'h -pound small mouth bass here CALVERT, Ala.-Eight-year-old 
 
last week. Brown and his fishing Edward Stone 3rd was waiting for 
 
partner, Dr. C. B. Kimsey, caught his father to return from fishing 
 
13 bass tot aling 23 pounds, in one day last week. He was stand- 
 
one afternoon. 
 
ing near the banks of the Tombig- 
 
V. L. Lovell took a three-pound- bee River when a 10-pound turkey 
 
er on a plug and Johnnie Hunt re- g obbler walked into view. Young 
 
ported a 4-pounder, vi ctim of a Stone bagged the bird with one 
 
Creek Chub Pikie. 
 
shot. 
 
Small Mouth Bass 
 
Large Mouth Bass 
 
Shell-Cracker Bream 
 
(Strawberry Bream) 
 
Blue Gill Bream  Crappie 
 
Live delivery guaranteed. 
 
Write for prices and information. 
 
Jas. H. Reeve 
 
Calhoun, Ga. 
 
Headquarters 
for 
Kudzu Club of Georgia Pulpwood Operators American Legion Conservationists Sportsmen 
HENRY GRADY HOTEL 
ATLANTA Jim Page, Manager 
 
E'islaermen! 
New "Fish Spool" Hand Reel 
EASY TO CAST OVER 100 FEET 
$1 65 POSTPAID 
 
DEALERS WANTED 
 
The REEL with the NATURAL Drag. 
 No Back Lash or Tangles.  Easy to Rewind.  No Moving Parts.  For Salt and Fresh Water 
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 Something New-Fish Spool Hand. Reel 
It's been a long time-many full moons have shone over the horizon; and many tides have rolled and ebbed-since the big one got away from Walter Haymans, young Savannah, Waycross and Atlanta sportsman. 
One of life's most discouraging moments-the escape of "the oceim's bottom"-for Haymans is perhaps what inspired the new hand reel which he inv.ented for his own use and which now he has placed into production and within reach of aRy fisherman. 
The prize specimen that Haymans had hooked from a pier years ago near Savannah escaped because Fisherman HaYmans had become so entangled in his line that he almost fell into the water. 
What matters most, though, is whether this gadget designed to ease the pains of anglers will catch and kill fish. It has been tested by none other than our old fish ing partner, Sam Monroe, the scourge of Okefenokee bass and warmouths. Sam is just as enthusiastic about the invention (patent pending) as is Haymans himself. 
Monroe Discovers Natural Drag 
He already has proved it will kill fresh water game fish, that its construction is so that it has a natural drag. He made discovery while playing a 4~-2 -pound Billy's Pond bronzeback. 
Haymans' original idea was to provide a salt w'ater hand reel. Now that he has tacked up an "open for business" shingle he has found that his product is practicable for both salt water and fresh lakes and streams. 
The reel's simplicity and the ease with which it feeds line is. startling. It will eliminate tangled and dirty lines that have plagued coastal handline fishermen, and we predict that it will be standard equipment for most salt water anglers and a dependable spare for many inland water Waltonites. 
Haymans' distribution plan will place the reel in the Georgia and Florida fishermen first. They're ready now. 
Short Casts 
L. C. Smith gun owners won't have to hunt for parts if and when their weapons need repair .. Marlin recently took over the Hunter Arms factory and will continue to make the popular grades of L. C. Smiths . . . The Martin boys are doing all right .. . Martin fly reels were available in limited numbers during the war ... And now the new Martin (not the reel Martin) "60" outboard motor is on its way . .. Those who have seen this motor predict a big future . . . Two Atlanta-made products, Trip-Jeer (Bennett Hutchison's creation for the traveling sportsman) and Feather Craft, the aluminum flat-bottom boat, whose virtues are being sung daily by J. L. Franklin, are winning new customers every day ... 
l'\o Snow-No Whitetail-The Maryland law on deer hunting permits the taking of whitetails in only five counties. And it stipulates that snow must COVER the ground before a legal shot may be fired at a buck. No snow means no venison. 
Get- What- You-Pay-For Dept.-Florida's non-resident fishing license costs $7.50, more than in any other Southern state. But in the Sunshine State they argue that you get what you pay for. And not many will deny that Florida bass fishing can be surpassed anywhere. 
Southern Sub-Species-What Florida anglers commonly call a smallmouth bass is now recognized as a distinct sort, the "Southern" or "Spotted" Smallmouth, which has its kin 's markings and coloration , but in a sawtooth and diamond pattern. His eyes are bigger and his bell y shades to white. 
Definition of Game Fish-Measure your catches by this: "A .game fish is one, which, by swimming or artifice, defends itself adequately when hooked, against the skill of an angler using appropriate tackle." -Leander J. McCormick. If you have a better one wire us collect. 
:\1ighty Muskie-The muskellunge is the largest species of fish found in inland waters of America. There are muskies in Tennessee and Georgia (Blue Ridge Lake). World's record for. muskies is- 60V. pounds. 
League Grows! 
 
In Tennessee i 
 
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.- The 
 
Carter County Hunting and Fish- 
 
ing Clu b, which has 550 members, 
 
has joined the Tennessee Conser- 
 
vation League. 
 
 
 
Walter Amann, Jr., of Knoxville, 
 
chairman of the new membership 
 
committee, said that this gave the 
 
leag ue nearly 5,000 members. The 
 
statewide organization is only two 
 
months old and seeks a member- 
 
ship of 25,000 by the end of 1946. 
 
A II Tennessee conservationists, 
 
hunters and fishermen, are urged 
 
to affiliate. 
 
Shipman Is Named 
To Harbors Congress 
CHARLESTON, W. Va.-Conservation Director Jack Shipman has been appointed to the advisory committee of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, a non.'partisan organization for the  development of water and land re'sources, now in its 45th yeat;. 
 
BIG 'UN- J. W. Roberh, of Atlanta, Ga., gav~ Souther.n fishermen 
 
something to shoot at with this big- 
 
. mouth whi'h he took April 2 froni 
 
Rod Eagle Lak.e, .c:;a. Holding the 11-pound,..~O. ,AU'nee bass is N.ephew-' 
 
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Bdifo6 B6own Finds Geo6gia 
A week or two ago Raymond J. Brown, popular editor of Outdoor Life, one of the nation's leading magazines on hunting and fishing, paid Georgia a visit. For 10 days he poked around in the odd corners of the Cracker State, swapping yarns with nimrod and Wal- 
 
tonites alike, looking upon out of 
 
The South Ordered It 
 
the way places that most Georgians have never seen. 
 
Ward and Mack Rozier, famous 
 
Southern hunters, particularly those in Georgia, South Brunswick brothers, laid aside 
 
Carolina, Alabam and Mississippi, have ordered it. And now their salt water tackle long enough 
 
they must prepare to accept what they have asked. 
 
to give him a taste of Sea Island 
 
What' stheDuck Picture? The order was placed by excessive and out-of-season shoot- 
ing of doves, often over baited areas. Now the time has come 
 
oysters. Lem Griffis carried him on a fairyland ride up the black water runs between Billy and Min- 
 
to set the gunning season for 1946-47. This is done by the nie Lake in 1he Okefenokee 
 
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which keeps close tab on Swamp. Hollis Lanier and Richard what goes on every winter in the South and what goes on Tift deserted their business activi- 
 
BY CHARLEY GILLHAM 
 
during the nesting season over the breeding ranges of the mourning dove. 
 
Comparison of the results very likely will mean curtailed shooting next season. The liberalized season of 1945-46 apparently gave hunters the impression that every cloud was 
 
a flock of doves. Conservationists, who think in tenns of 
 
futures-populations and spot-didn't see it that way. And 
 
still don't. 
 
 
 
Too many of us forget that the South enjoys a privilege 
 
that is denied midwesterners and easterners. Dove shooting is an exclusive Southern sport. We shoot many birds that are hatched in the North and Mid-west, and hunters in those sections don't like it any too well. An organized campaign on their part could go a long way toward placing the dove on the songbird list. Continued abuse of our special privilege is 
 
ties to show him the edges of a rampaging Flint River with its bordering sand dunes and serub oak thickets. He slept for two nights at Beech Bottom, where the only way out is up with Phil Stone and Lamar Westcott, and listened to wildcats caterwauling on the . mountain. <rl!orge Schuler, caretaker at Beech Bottom, introduced Ray Brown to his family as the "maker of magazines." He saw Dov.er Hall, Sea Island, the Cowpen Trail. 
"I had no idea that Georgia had such a variety of scenery or climate," Editor Brown said. "Some 
 
FroJ!l reports received nationwide, the past duck season did not measure up to expectations. Possibly the increase in hunters afield had considerable. to do with it, but we feel the Fish and Wildlife Service was pretty much on the beam in its pre-season predictions last year. 
Numerous letters come to the Sportsmen's Information Dept. of Western-Winchester bearing out this conclusion. Only in a few isolated cases reported by seasoned hunters was the duck flight better than the season of 1944-1945. 
Reports from the majority of the 48 state game departments indicate an increase of hunters this past season with predictions of even a greater number to be afield the Fall of 1946. Not only will ducks and geese be subjected to increased shooting pressure, but all species of game will feel it. 
Robinson's Report Tells Story 
Gratifying was the report of Jimmie Robinson in March issue 
 
certain to provoke such a movement. 
 
of the things I've seen on this trip of SPORTS AFIELD. His unbiased report contained many words of 
 
We shall have no reason to squawk if Federal officials re- are simply amazing. My only other wisdom. The conclusions of his survey stressed the following: 
 
duce the number of dove shooting days in the South. 
 
trip through the state was up the 1. There were more duck hunters last Fall than ever before and 
 
ccoastal highway, and I had no 
 
there will be more this year. More ducks will have to be produced 
 
idea what lay north of that." 
 
and the bag limit cut if .each hunter is to get his share. 
 
P.-R. Surplus Should Work 
 
It was not hard to extract a 2. Wintering grounds in the South must be preserved from com- 
 
promise from the well-known edi- 
 
mercial exploit.ation, they must be improved and they must be 
 
The Bureau of the Budget has approved an appropriation of $3,000,000 for federal aid in wildlife funds (PittmanRobertson) for the 47 participating states dtlring the coming year. There is no assurance, however, that this amount will be approved by the Congress. 
There is an accumulation of approximately $12,000,000 in the Pittman-Robertson fund. This was contributed by hunters who have paid an 11 per cent exeise tax on arms and ammunition. Income during the next fiscal year likely will exceed $5,000,000. There is no necessity for piling up a large surplus in P.-R. funds. We believe it is an injustice to sportsmen who contribute, and it is unfair to deteriorating wildlife populations. 
Too, there is a danger that wildlife might lose the benefits through diversion of these funds. Anything that is subject to Congressional action often winds up anywhere except the right place. We need a law earmarking these funds for wildlife restoration, and that alone. Under the present system 
 
_tor that his next vacation trip would be spent in the sunshine of the South's empire state. 
Ray Brown himself is a most unusual person. He followed a newspaper career for years, graduating from the dailies and news and film services to a free lance writer of articles and short stories. For more than 20 years he edited Popular Science Monthly and Outdoor Life, serving as editor of both magazines for a good many years. He perhaps has done as much for the outdoor writing field as any American. Some of the other magazines have had to jump to keep abreast the pace he set with Outdoor Life. 
The native . Georgians appealed 
 
extended. 3. More ducks must be produced in the North. The Ducks Unlimited 
and Provincial Government programs on the Canadian breeding grounds must be continued and expanded. More ducks must be raised in Northern United States. We must prepare for the return of drouth conditions. 4. We must guard our duck supply. Hunters must be content with shooting fewer ducks. They must back duck rehabilitation and protection efforts wholeheartedly. This work must go on. Robinson further stated that the duck hunter must be taught to hunt for SPORT and not f or MEAT. Often that desire to attain .a limit is the shooter's goal. We remember when pheasant hunters drove round trip 500 miles to kill their limit of two cock birds. They were satisfied when they attained this limit. 
forget the Word 11 Limlt" 
Should every duck hunter in the United State~ kill his limit for one week, there would not be a duck left on the continent. "We duck hunters," says Robinson. "must forget the word LIMIT. It is the most abused word in the wild game dictionary. If the limit is 15 ducks a day and .a hunter gets 13, he will insist he had only a fair 
 
states cannot make long-range plans for their projects. They to him. He listened almost in- shot. If the limit is six a day, and he gets six, he will think he 
 
don't know how much assistance they will be given from credulously to the tale that Lem had a great shoot. We should spread our ducks around so that every-  
 
one year to the next. 
Now is the time for sportsmeo to demand that the surplus funds be utilized. Let's get it out of Washington and put it to work in our fields and woods. 
 
Griffis told of jumping on a bear with a pocket knife to save old Dan MacMillan's life when the bruin had Dan on the ground and was making a meal of him. He 
 
body gets a few." For the birds to be spread out, public shooting grounds are badly 
needed. These should be vigorously supervised by enforcement officers. They could be self-sustaining. Any game shooting should be considered as sport-a healthful recreation. Big bags of game are 
 
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Fishing.  By Jaek Plekeret 
 
1948 Laws On Fishing 
 
' The Overhead Cast 
 
ALABAMA Size Daily 
 
Open 
 
Bait casting is winning more followers every week, although casting rods still are a scarce commodity. 
More fishermen are becoming ready to send home the hooks if 
better casters, and more of them you get a strike. See Fig. 3. 
are discoverirng that it is just as Check speed of the revolving 
easy to plant a plug right as spool as the lure begi1111 to fall 
 
S~cieo 
 
Limit Limit 
 
Bladlbua 
 
none 10 
 
Bream 
 
none 30 
 
Rock baN 
 
none 20 
 
Crappie 
 
none 20 
 
Wlalte bua none 15 
 
J ad! oalmon none 15 
 
 Licenses : Reo. $1 ; non-res. 
 
7-day $2. 
 
Seuon 
N<Jt cloeed 
Notcloeed Not cloeed Notcloeed 
Notcloeed Natcloaecl $6 : non-rea. 
 
wrong. Knowing how to cast and and snub the reel the instant bait 
 
ARKANSAS 
 
confidence in your tackle add up strikes water. This prevents backto more fun on the lakes and lash. Then you're ready for ac- 
 
Bladl baoo 
 
10" 15 
 
Trout 
 
12" 6 
 
Crappie, otriped 
 
May 1-0ct. 31 Not eloaecl 
 
creeks and more strikes and more tion. keepers. A big fish landed proper- The overhead cast is the best ly packs more thrills in a minute method of bait casting, although 
 
.... 
 
8 " 15 
 
Pike, jac' 
 
Mlmon 
 
14" 25 ea. 
 
Breatn, perch, 
 
Not closed Not closed 
 
than 100 big fish landed sloppily. the sidearm casts have their use 
 
aunfteh 
 
none 25 ea. 
 
(Daily agg regate of a ll fioh, 25. ) 
 
Is Sport 
 
We are offering a simple sug- in brush and certain waters. The gestion on casting that should rod traveling vertically assures help the beginner, and even the .better accuracy. If you can point old-timer, who has been guilty of straight, you can cast straight. 
 
License-s : Res. $1 .50 : non-rea. S5; non-re11. 10-dRY $2. 
 
FLORIDA 
 
Black baoo 
 
12" 8 
 
Speckled perch 7" 20 
 
Ma y 1-Feb . 28 Not closed 
 
plugging in "reverse."  
 
During both forward and backward 
 
W o r t h It? The delights of the sportsman 
are too numerous to Jist. Every person 111ho reads this message knows what it means to take a a trout or kill a bass . to flush a covey of quail ... to bring down a deer . . . to hear a hound bay at the tree . . . he understands 
Prizes Offered the deep pleasure of the woods 
. . fhe zes t of camping beside a 
 
Grasp your rod around the grip, turning the wrist until the reel is vertical, with handle on upper side--see Fig. L Then place thumb on s pool of reel-see Fig. 2-and point tip ol rod toward target, allowing lure to hang about three inches from rod tip. Now hold your elbow close to waist, then bring up arm with an easy, backward swing until rod is in the proper position over the right shoulder-see Fig. 2. 
CHANGE HANDS 
 
strokes the lure is on a perpendicular plane, with your arm and rod a sweeping radius. ROD DOES WORK 
All movements should be made as precisely and smoothly as possible. Avoid jerking and straining. The rod will do the work, with the aid of your wrist. Take it easy on distance. The longest casts don't take the biggest fish. / Distance comes with practice. 
One of the chief faults is allowing the elbow to swing away from the body. One of the finest casters 
 
HE'll DO- Says Bill Cotton. of Atlanta, Ga., who had to be coaxed into posing with this 8-pound bass which he took on a live minnow at Rod Eagle lake , Ga. last week. 
 
Brea m 
 
5" 20 
 
Not closed 
 
Tarpon 
 
non~ none 
 
Not closed 
 
Licen ses: Rets. $2 ; non- res. $7.50 : non-res. 
 
10-da y $2.25 . 
 
GEORGIA 
 
Trout 
 
7" 10 Apr . 1-Nov. 15 
 
Black baao 
 
10" 10 
 
Not closed 
 
Rod! baaa 
 
5" 10 
 
Not closed 
 
Striped baa 12" 10 Kentu~ky baao 5" 10 
 
Not closed Not ~iosed 
 
Crappie 
 
7"' 15 
 
Not closed 
 
Perch and bream 5 " 25 
 
N ot cloared 
 
Pickerel 
 
12" 15 
 
Not closed 
 
Wall-eyed pike 12" 3 
 
Not closed 
 
Musky 
 
15" 2 
 
Not closed 
 
Licen oes: Re. $1. 25 : non-res. $5.25 : non - 
 
r es. 10-day $1.50; non-ree. 30-day $ 2.50. 
 
Black baoa White baN 
Ro~k  baaa 
Crappie 
 
KENTUCKY 11" 10 Ma y 30-A p r. 30 n one 15 May 30-Apr . 30 none 15 Ma y 30-Apr. 30 
8" 15 Ma y 30-Apr. ao 
 
clear stream  . . the earthy joy 
In 'Barna Rodeo of tramping the fields. 
But nature does not always stay in balance. 
Through all the age~~, man in his liligrations westward has left ,a blipt on many of tbe earth's most fertile areas    Lands and streams once teem ing with nature's gifts have been made barren ..by man. 
 
Now 'bring rod forward with a steady, sweeping downward motion with tip of rod following path of lure in its flight to target. Release thumb, which has been used to snub reel spool, at the beginning of the downward movement of rod the instant the lure travels forward. 
While lure is in air, change rod from right to left hand and be 
 
I know advises putting a dollar bill between the elbow and waist. If you drop the bill you are doing it WTOng. This also applies to fly casting. 
After you have mastered the overhead cast you'll have more fishing confidence. You'll lose fewer hard strikes and you'll go where they are. You'll wonder how you ever fished without it. 
 
Wall-eyed pike 15" 15 MRY 30-A p r. 30 
 
C~nnnel catfish 15" non e Ma y 30-A p r . 30 
 
SHEFFIELD, Ala.-Hundreds of 
 
L1 censes: ReK. $1 ; non ~res. $2.50; n on- res. 7-dH)' $1. 
 
fishermen over the Tennessee Valley are participating in the first Black baas 
 
LOUISIANA 10" 15 A pr. 1-Ja n . 31 
 
post-war fishing rodeo sponsored by the Colbert County Sportsmen's 
 
Yellow baN Crappie 
Sunfish 
 
10" 15 
7" 25 no ne 50 
 
Ap r . 1-J a n . 31 
A pr. 1-J -. n . 31 Ap r . !-Jun. 31 
 
Association. The rodeo April 14 and will run 
 
opened through 
 
. L ir.PO Sf'K! 
4-day $2 . 
 
Res. 
 
$1 : 
 
non-res. 
 
$5 ; n on..res. 
 
noon, April 21. 
 
Trout 
 
Fishermen 16 and over are pay- Bia~k baoo 
 
MARYLAND 7" 10 Apr . 15-Jul. i 5 
 
ing a $1 fee to compete in the following classes : largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, walleyed pike, crappie and bream. 
 
(abon t ide) Black buo 
( tide l'ater ) P 'ckerel Perch Catftoh 
 
10" 10 
10" none 14" none 
7" none 7 " 10 
 
Jul. 1-Nov. 30 Jul. 1-Nov. 30 Ju l. ! -Nov. 30 Jul. 1-Nov. 30 'Fe b. 15-Nov. 30 Jul . !-Nov. 30 
 
The fish must be caught in Pick- 
 
S.!,!iped bass (above dant) 
 
16 " 
 
10 
 
Mar. 15-Nov. 30 
 
wick or Wilson lakes and tribu- (Below dam) 16" 10 Mar. 15-Nov. 30 
 
When nature ceases to be in 
 
taries and in Alabama. 
 
Wall-e7ed pike H" none LicensetS: Res. $1.50; n on- rE:s. $5.50 : non- 
 
A fly and bait casting accuracy res. 3-day $1.75. 
 
balan~e we can no longer have 
 
contest will be held on the final 
 
MISSISS IPPI 
 
the beauties of nature--nor fish, nor game, nor trees . .  not even 
 
day at the Sheffield football sta- Black bus 
 
' dium. J. E. J'yle, Tuscumbia, and 
 
S u n f l ah Crappie 
 
10" 15  5" 50 8" 15 
 
May 1-Feb. 28 May !-Feb. 2~ May 1- Feb. ':!"( 
 
water to drink or use for power. Often we cannot survhe except' 
 
Fred Wyatt, Sheffield, are in White perch 
 
8" 50 
 
Ma y 1-F eb . 2S 
 
charge of entries. 
 
Lic:en'f'~: Res. $1.25 ; n o n - r PK . $3. 25. 
 
NO RTH CAROLINA 
 
by moving on. 
Only recently have we become aware of the need for restoration and replenishment . . . soil conserva tion . . . forest and flood control . . . vigilance against the polluti-on of ou r rivers .. . breeding and feed ing grounds for fi sh, fle&h and fowl. On these billions 
 
The overhead cad 
 
Dove's Ground Nest 
Surprises Ranger 
EASTMAN, Ga.-Wildlife Ranger Jesse Smith has been a woodsman for many years, but not until the last of March had he ever seen a dove nesting on the ground. 
Smith said that Johnnie Floyd found the nest and showed him two fledglings that were almost 
 
Black bass 
 
12"  8 
 
Striped and 
 
May 20-Apr. 5 
 
s potted bass 12" M May 20-Apr. :;  
 
Trout 
 
7" 12 A fll'. 14-Se p. 1 
 
Muaky 
 
22" 5 May 20-Apr. 5 
 
Wall-eyed pike 15" 5 Mny 20-Apr. 5 
 
Yellow pe rch 
 
8". 20 
 
Mny 20-A pr. 5 
 
Crappie and 
 
w h it e perch 7 " 20 MH :t :W-Apr. 5 
 
Other panfish 6" ?~ May 20-Apr. 5 
 
Lic :.- n He:; : Re R. Mtnte $2 . 1U; 1es. co. Sl. l O; 
 
reH . 1-dny 60c : non- es. $5. 111: non- res . 
 
1-d:l;t $1.10. 
 
SO UTH CAROLI NA 
 
Brook trout 
 
7" ?,IP~ 
 
No state-wide 
 
oRr..i,nebr 
 
ow sp 
 
trout edes 
 
8" 2o 
non e(: none 
 
c l o~d season 
 
of dollars have been spent. Much more remains to be done. 
It is all worth it! 
A . L. BELLE ISLE 
 
ready to fly. Age of the birds indicated that 
the eggs were laid t he last week in February or the first in March. 
 
L icen"es: Res. $ 1. 10; non -re l-i . $1).25; no nes. ~-d:1y $1.1 0. 
 
T ENN ESSEE 
 
T ro u t 
 
7 " 10 
 
Mar. 1-0ct. I 
 
Black bass 
 
10" 8 MHy 30-M nr. 31 
 
W a ll-eyed pike 15" 5 ' May 30-Mnr. 31 
 
Sa uarer 
 
10" 10 May .30-Ma r . 31 
 
Musky Crappie 
 
20" 5 
 
MHy ~0-M ar . 31 
 
8" . 150. May 30-Ma r . 31 
 
Atlanta Baf!f!af!e and Cab Co. Automobile Finance Co. 
 
HOW T H fY GO ,0. THAT 
BALANCED FLAVOR . 
 
White and yellow bau 
R ock bass Othe r panfi oh Catfish 
 
none 15 none 15 
n one 25 12" none 
 
May 30-Ma r . 31 
Mav 30-Mar. 31 Not olosed Not dosed 
 
Li ('en se~: Res. $2 ; n on-1es. $5 ; non - rea. 
 
Belle Isle Ai rport Service 
 
3-day $1. 
 
Belle Isle Realty & I nvestment Co. Yellow Cab Co. Harlem Cah Co. Bell e Isle U-Drivelt 
 
For tops in condition use 
 
TEXAS 
 
Black bass 
 
7" 15* 
 
N ot closed 
 
White bass 
 
25 
 
Not closed 
 
Blue. channel & 
 
N ot closed 
 
yello w ntfioh 
 
25 
 
Crappie 
 
7" 25 
 
N ot closed 
 
Ra:n)oow trou t 14" 5 
 
Not closed 
 
Licenses: Res. $1.10 : no n-res. $5 : non-res. 
 
5-d ay U . 10. 
 
Belle Isle Truck Rental System 
Helle Isle Building 
20 Houston Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 
 
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VIRGINIA 
 
Blade bass 
 
least ) 
 
10" 15 Jun. 20-Ma r . 15 
 
Bla<k baas 
 
(weot) 
 
10" 15 Jun . 20-Dec. 31 
 
, Rock bal8 
 
(eaot) 
 
none 15 Jun . 15-Ma r . 15 
 
Rock bass 
 
(woot ) 
 
none 15 
 
Ju l. I-Dee. 31 
 
Trout 
 
non e 15 Ap1. 20-Jul. 31 
 
Pike (west) 
 
none 20 Jun . 20-Dec . 31. 
 
Pike (east) 
 
none 20 
 
Not closed 
 
Crappie 
 
none 25 Jun . 20-Mar. 15 
 
Bream 
 
none 25 
 
Not closed 
 
LicenseH: Res. f:2 : non-res. $5 ; non-res. 
 
2-day $1 ; res. co. $1. 
 
Consult State Game and Fish Department. 
 
tain all-day stamina. KIN is economical, JO. Only $6.15 per 100 lb. bag, freight prepaid. 
 
Order a bag today. 
 
STANDARD FEED MILLING COMPANY 
 
8 Fairlie St. 
 
Atlanta, Ga. 
 
Small Mouth Bass 
 
Large Mouth Bass 
 
Shell-Cracker Bream 
 
(Strawberry Bream) 
 
Blue Gill Bream  Crappie 
 
l ive del ivery guaranteed . 
 
Write for prices and information . 
 
Jas. H. Reeve 
 
Calhoun, $a. 
 
 : Ambitious Crisp Club BRUMFIELD HEADS BERWIND CLUB BERWIND, W. Va.-E. E. 
 
: Claims 90 on Roll Brumfield has been elected presi- 
 
dent of the Berwind Conserv::1tion 
 
..... 
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Club, which has 150 paid mem- 
CORDELE, Ga.-From 18 to 90 members in two weeks! bers. Other officers are : C. K: Ki- 
 
- This is the membership of the newly-organized Crisp County ser, vice-president; J . A. Merrill, 
 
<g:riS 
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Sportsmen's Club which has dug in to help maintain Georgia's game and fish supply at a harvestable 
level. The club held a rousing meeting 
 
made_ preliminary steps toward : 
1. restoring fish ; 2. providing a waterfowl sanctuary on Lake Blackshear; and, 3. assisting junior 
 
treasurer; W. H. Davis, secretary; Dr. E. E. Lovas, chairman; W. W. Boisture, H. T. Gillespie and Howard Altizer, executive committee. 
 
s0 last week at John Pate's cabin on wildlife clubs. 
Q Lake Blackshear and after second AI Roberts, president of the derick, George B. Wright, Harry and t hird plates of channel catfish club, !lJ>pointed the following Williams, Bob Harris, M. F . Car- 
 
STAUNCH SIX-With this smell group of six es e starter, the Dooly County (Ge.) Sportsmen's Club hopes to organize hunters end fishermen into 
 
0za- nd r hus= hpu= ppie= s th= e = spor= tsme= n s= port~ sme= n as=dir~ ecto~ rs: S~ am~ Bun~ - te~ r, S~ r., J~ ohn~ Pat~ e an~ d Jo~ hn ~ Bray~ . ec~ halairrmg~ e.sne. n~ d a~ ctive~ forc~ e in ~ cons~ ervat~ ion. ~ Tom~Me~ son, ~ cente~ r, is~tem~ porar~ y 
 
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Pause, folks ... Have a Coca-Cola 
 
... time out for sQciable refreshment 
 
All work and no play is nobody's idea of fun. So the whole family brightens up when Dad sounds off with Have a Co~e and the 
 
frosty bottles are passed 'round. Everybody relaxes for sociable 
 
refreshment and the friendly pause. After that the job gets easter, 
 
~o' ca-Cola" and its abbreviation 
 
goes_quicker. 
 
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 Georgia Votes 
 
PERFECTION 
 
5 Changes in 
 
Game Laws 
 
Five minor changes will be made 
 
in Georgia's hunting regulations 
 
this season. The Game and Fish 
 
Commission, in its March session 
 
at Atlanta, voted new laws affect- 
 
PERFEVTIOllil 
 
ing turkeys, deer, raccoons, opos- 
 
MEAT MEAL CEREAL 
 
sums and squirrels. 
 
JUNIORS FOR WILDLIFE-louisiana is looking to the sportsmen of tomorrow to preserve 
 
Upon recommendation of North its big outdoor industry. The state has launched an expansive campaign to organize junior wildlife 
 
Georgia gunners, the season on turkeys was closed. Only a rem- 
 
clubs~ The first was at Baton Rouge High School where approximately I00 your.gsters formed a club. 
 
nant remains of this once populous 
 
1 SO-POUND STURGEON 
 
bird in the mountain counties. The squirrel season in the same area 
Mississippi Sportsmen was advanced 15 days, opening 
September 1 and closing December 1. Deer hunting was moved back a month and will be legal 
Will Seek Reforms November 15-December 15 inclu- 
sive. Deer and squirrel hunting in 
 
JACKSON, Miss.-Mississippi sportsmen are preparing to pull conservation out of the doldrums over here in the Mag- 
 
NETTED AT DARIEN 
DARIEN, Ga.-A 185-pound sturgeon was hauled to boat here last week by Jack Youmans, who was fishing Darien Creek with 10inch mesh nets. 
The big fish yielded 30 pounds of roe, from which caviar is made. 
 
other parts of the state will re- nolia State. 
 
The drone bee should be able to 
 
T r o u t S t r e a m main the same as in 1945, but tur- Talk that appears to be past 
 
key will 
 
hunters in the Coastal Area get a November 20-February 
 
the rumor stage has it that game 
 
S c h e d u l e 28 season as compared with a No- and fish officials will be paid more. 
 
vember !-February 28 date in The director of the game and fish 
 
see everything that goes on. His eyes have from 6,000 to 7,000 lenses. 
 
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5 LBs. 42c 10 uis. 82c 25 LBS. 1.95 50 LBS. 3.80 
100 LBS. 7.50 
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1945-46. The original dates were November 1-January 15, but the Commission extended the shooting period during the season just closed under threat of politicians. 
 
department in Mississippi long has been one of the lowest paid of any official in a similar capacity over the whole country. 
Sportsmen have become tired of game and fish politics and they 
 
The followinq regulations and dates are for tro ut waters '" the management areas 0f North Georgio: 
BLUE RIDGE MANAGEMENT AREA Rock Crook Lako and Rock Crook Drainage - Ma y ~ . 5, II, 12 , 18 , 19 , 25, 26 ; Jun e I, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 , 23 , 29 , 30 ; July 6, 7, 13 , 14 . 20, 21 , 27, 28; Aug . 3, 4, 10, II, 17, 18, 24 , 26, 31 , Sept. I, 2. 
 
have set in motion a campaign similar to that launched in Georgia several years ago which resulted in a commission-director set-up. Changes in several seasons 
 
Noontootloy Crook Drainage-May 8, 9, 29. 
 
30 : June 19, 20 ; July 10, II, 17 , 18 , 2~ . 2b; 
 
Aug . 7, 8, 1~. 15, 21 , 22 . 
 
Mont9omory Crook Draina9o- May 15, 16 
 
Ju ne 5, 6; Jul y 3, -4. 
 
 
 
Jones Crook-May 29 , 30 ; June 5, 6, 26, 27: 
 
Aug. 28, 2'1. 
 
189 PEACHTREE STREET 
 
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 
 
likewise are sought. A statewide meeting has been 
tentatively set for May 9; which will be attended by members of sportsmen's clubs from all sections. 
SMOKY TROUT STRE.A:MIS The Great Smoky Mountain Na- 
tional Park contains 600 miles of trout streams. 
 
CHATIAHOOCHEE-CHESTATEE MANAGEMENT AREA 
Duke 's Crook Drainoge-May ~ . 5, II, 12 . 18 , 19, 29, 30; Jun e 5 6, : 2. 13, 19, 20; Jul y 3, ~ . 10 , II. 
Ctt,.ttahoochee River and Sp"ilr:ane Creek 
Draina9e--May 25 , 26; June I, 2, 8, 9, 15 , 16, 22 , 23; July 31 ; Aug. I, 7, 8, 1~. 15 , 21 , 22, 28, 2'1, 
log91 Cr. .k and Cho1tatoo Rlvor Dralno9o -June 26, 27 , 29 , 30; Jul y 6, 7, 13 , 1~ . 20, 21 , 27, 28 . 
Dick and Water Crook Drainage-J uly 27, 28 ; Aug . 3, ~. 10, I i, 17, iS. 
Smith Crook Drainage-May 8, 9, 15, 16, 
22 . 23 ; Aug . 31 ; Sept. I, 2. 
 
The 
KINGFISH 
 
LA"" BURTON MANAGEMENT AREA Moccalin Crook Drain.,9o-Moy ~ . 5, II, 12, 
18 , 19, 25, 26 ; Jun e S, 6, 12, 13, 19 , 20, 26, 27, 2'1, 30 ; July 6, 7, 13 , 1~. 20, 21 , 27, 28 , 31 ; Aug. I, 7, 8, 1~. IS , 21, 22, 28 , 29. 
Wildcat Crook Draina9e--M ay I, 2, 8, 9, IS, 
16, 22 . 23 , 29, 30; June I, 2, 8, 9, IS, 16, 22, 23; July 3, ~. 10. II , 17, 18 , H , 25; Auq . 3, ~. 10, II, 17, 18, 24, 25; Sept. I. 2. 
 
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COHUTIA MANAGEMENT AREA Jack's River Drainage (oxcopt Rou9h Crook) -April 28 to Ma y ~; May 12 through 18; May 26 through June I; June 9 throcgh IS; Sept. I through 7; Sept. IS through 21 and Sept. 27 throuqh Oct. 6. Conasauqa River Draina;e-May 19 through 2S ; May 29 through June I; June 16 through 22 ; July I~ through 20; A ug. 18 through 24 . As usual, oermits m ust be obtaj ned before fishing in thes~ areas . The y mJy be obtain ed fro!T! the Georqia Game and Fish Comm ission o r from U. 5. District Forest Rt~ngers at Gainesville, Blue Ridge, Suches and Clayton, or from Ranaers at entrances to the Manage4 ment Areas. -The permits cost $1 per day per person . Nimr ods, of course, l":"'ust ha"e their requ lar state fishing license before permits will be issued. Other regulotions: 
SIZE LIMIT-The minimum size lor al l trout is seven inch~s . 
CREEL LIMIT-The maximum catch each day and the maximum number in po!session o f one person shall not exceed 10. 
MANNER OF FISHING-Fis h sh al l be token only with rod and reel. Any t ype of bait or lure , except Baltimore Minnow or goldfish may be used. Not more thon one rod ond reel shall be in use at o ne time by permittee. 
 
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For Bob-White lne. Florida Bass ~ 
 
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HOUSTON, Tex.-Bob-White Incorporated, an organization which 
 
Season Opens lQ 110me collllenationiata see aa a forerunner to the greatest quail reato- 
 
.,.. ration project in America, has been organizd by a group of HoWiton 
 
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< On ....:l sportsmen and has applied for a charter. 
 
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Purpose of Bob-White Inc. ia the propagation of quail in areas that 
 
Q., will be open to the public, according to founders, who aay that it ia 
 
not for private privileges or profit. The organization will depend 110lel,y 
 
May 
 
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CIS on sportsmen for aucceaa, and not upon any state or federal agency. Florida's season on black bass, 
 
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Plana call for acquisition of money and land to finance plana for closed since March 1, will open 
 
0 obtaining through gift, lease or purchase, areas suitable for raiaing again May 1 in all streams and 
 
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quail in their natural habitat. A prominent Houston field trial enthusiast already has offered financial aid. 
Bob-White Inc. will seek to do for quail in Texas what Ducks Un- 
limited has accomplished for waterfowl in Canada. It has called a statewide meeting of sportsmen at the Taylor Sehool auditorium in Houston April 20. 
The 13. Houston sportsmen who founded the organization are H. J. Yoakum, R. H. DOrf, Harry Brigham, R. A. Johnston, J. H. Buselle, 
Clyde Anderson, J. W. Anderson, H. B. Pyle, W. C. Morris, A. D. 
Hildreth, T. W. Moore, M. R. Sawyer and G. I. Morriss. Brigham is 
chairman and Dorf, from whom information may be obtained, is secretary. 
 
lakes. A non-resident license costs $7.50 a season, or $2.25 for 10 days. 
The season on bass also begins in Arkansas and Mississippi on the same day. 
North Carolina's stream fishing for bass becomes legal May 20, but the season is open the yearround in this state's power lakes, which already are being heavily 
fished. 
 
of Tulsa, has been reappointed chairman of the Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission for a five-year term. His renomination by Governor Kerr is subject to confirmation by the Oklahoma senate. Kilpatrick has headed the Commission for three years. 
PASTOR TOSSES WICKED PLUG 
 
Bass fishing in Tennessee closed LUDOWICI, Ga.-The Rev. Joe 
 
Big Blue Cat 
 
April 1 and will reopen May 30. Miller, Ludowici's new Baptist pasSouthern states having no closed tor, is a handy man with a rod 
 
MACON, Ga.-R. L. McMichael season on bass include Georgia, and reel. 
 
11.. TufFoot to CODdl lloD your dol( IMt for hunllzlq or field ruD DIDq uul for touqheaIDg c:nc:bd. leDdw or ........ Try it/ 
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was fishing the Ocmulgee River South Carolina, Alabama and Rev. Miller last week caught last week when a 17-pound blue Texas. Maryland has the longest two bigmouth bass weighing 5 'h 
 
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cat struck his hook. He landed the closed season, prohibiting the tak- and 6 'h pounds. He was fishing in 
 
big cat after a struggle in a mass ing of bass from November 30 to Jones Creek, near the city limits. 
 
of drift Jogs. 
 
July 1 of the fotlowing year. 
 
8-Pound Striper 
 
Charlie Young .Leads 
 
LUDOWICI, Ga.-L. A. Strickland, of Ludowici, took a striped bass that weighed eight pounds 
 
Georgia Rangers 
 
last week. He was fishing in the Altamaha River. 
 
SUWANNEE 
RIVER 
Small camp sites or large tracts for hunting and fishing preserves on this famous stream. Finest bass fishing on earth. Abundance of deer, turkeys, quail, smell geme. 
 
Charlie G. Young, veteran from tered 10 arrests each. Cordele, set the pace among wild- W. T. Harris, of Lawrenceville, 
led in apprehensions of alleged life rangers in Georgia last month violators, making cases against 14, 
 
We can fumiah proof you'ye been fi.ahing I 
leptune Selfood Co. 
12 tilorth Broad Street 
 
Accessible by railroed end euto ( U. S. Highways 19 and .fl). Reasonable. Write- 
R. D. HOGUE 
 
"I got the best job I ever hed. I get only $15 a week, but the store pays in shotgun shells." 
 
with a score of 10,755 points, sec- one more than Joe T. Smith and 
 
Elliott &tehouse, Dexter &tehouse 
 
P. 0 . Box 1113 
 
Atlenta, 6e. 
 
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Young had a perfect "9 for 9" 
 
Chattanooga Casters 
 
month with arrests and convic- 
 
Will Build Cabin 
 
tions, while examining 421 fishermen's licenses. He organized seven 
 
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The junior wildlife ranger clubs and 
 
Chattanooga composed of 
 
Trout Association, leading fly fishermen 
 
two senior conservation clubs. A. L. Greenway, of Albany, fin- 
 
here, plans to build a club cabin ished second. He had 10 arrests 
 
on the famous Tellico River. 
 
and tabbed 929 licenses, which is 
 
The project was aired recently some sort of record itself. W. M. 
 
at a get-together at Paul's in Coheley, of Barnesville, recorded 
 
Brainerd, Tenn. 
 
11 arrests and 12 convictions for 
 
third place. J. M. Newsom, Jr., 
 
HERE'S. A PRICE THAT IS D0WN,! 
 
was fourth, with five arrests and 
 
five clubs organized. V. A. Miller 
 
checked 609 licenses and added 
 
five arrests to si:~~; convictions, fin- 
 
ishing just ahead of G. W. Harrell and J. C. Tucker, who regis- 
 
During the ten years from 1936 to 1946 the average price 
 
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in equipment for 
HUNTING FISHING BOATING 
KLECKLEY'S 
201 So. Mein 
 
One-to-Three Chance For Deer Hunters 
According to Ray Brown, editor of Outdoor Life magazine, the average deer hunter in the United States has a one-to-three chance of bagging his game. The Utah hunter has an 80% chance of success-greater than in any other state-while in Minnesota, Texas and Maine the chances are at least 
50-50. 
The fur designated as "marlmink," popular in the manufacture of ladies' coats, is mink-dyed muskrat (musquash) fur. 
 
of electricity per kilowatt hour to homes served by the Georgia Power Company dropped 51 per &ent! All along, through war and the postwar rrse in prices generally, the 
 
price of electricity has gone DOWN, not up. 
In the same ten years the number of our residential customers increased 90 per &ent, and the annual average 
 
use of electricity in the home m&reased 74 per &ent! 
 
AnnouP.tcing 
the opening of 
SOUTHERN FISHERIES 
535 10th St. at Hemphill Ave., N. W. 
 
This Company's electric service has been constantly progressive, serving more and more Georgians ... in more and more ways ... at lower and lower prices. 
 
FISHING MINNOWS - GOLD FISH - BAIT CAPACITY 100,000 fish 
Visitors Welcome 7 a. m. to 11 a. m. OPEN FOR BUSINESS APRIL 1 $ 
 
Georgia Power Company 
A ClfiZIN WHIHVIR WI SIRVI 
 
PTG . W I L L I A M S 
 
CO . ATLANTA. GA.